Mechanistic modeling of alkaline/surfactant/polymer floods

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 518-527

  Mohammadi, Hourshad ^a   Delshad, Mojdeh ^a   Pope, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; BLENDING; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CRUDE OIL PRICE; FLOODS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PHASE BEHAVIOR; SODIUM CARBONATE; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUBILITY;

ALKALINE/SURFACTANT/POLYMER FLOODING; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; MECHANISTIC MODELING; SALINITY GRADIENTS; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; SYNTHETIC SURFACTANTS; THREE-PHASE REGIONS; UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONAL SIMULATORS;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA ACQUISITION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLOODING; OIL PRODUCTION; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; SALINITY; SIMULATION; SOLUBILIZATION; SURFACTANT;

EID: 70349678410     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/110212-PA     Document Type: Article

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